Hi all - After reading reports of a large flock of White-Faced Ibis on Lagerman Reservoir yesterday, I thought I would see if they were still hanging around today. I got up there around 9 am, it was still windy, but no signs of any Ibis. There was an American Avocet wading around on the far side, and a Greater Yellowlegs, along with a couple of Killdeer. A Northern Harrier flew over at close range, got some good looks at that one. An bird sitting on a fencepost threw me off for a minute, I was trying to figure out what kind of hawk it was until it took off again, when it became obvious that it was an Osprey.
On a whim, I thought I would take a look at Clover Basin Reservoir, since it is close by, but there were only a handful of Redheads and Ringnecks on that one. What the heck, let's see what is on McIntosh Reservoir, it is only a short distance from here ... There was a good sized flock of American White Pelicans, around 35 or so, along with some Redheads, a few Blue-Winged Teal and some other ducks. As I was looking along the near shore, I spotted two gulls that didn't appear to be Ring-Billed gulls, they turned out to be Franklin's Gulls. Close enough to get a couple of pictures (posted below). I watched them for awhile, until a Bald Eagle flew overhead, sending them out over the reservoir somewhere. After watching the Pelicans for a litle longer, it was time to head on to the next stop. Driving east from 287 on Yellowstone Road, I was almost to N 115th when I spotted a duck flying east over the field next to me. I was a bit surprised to see it land up in the trees along the road. Once I got the binoculars out, it turned out to be a male Wood Duck. I don't know why it landed in that tree, but it made for some good looks. Once I got up to Ish Reservoir, there were a few Pelicans, a Horned Grebe, a few Gadwall and some Green-Winged Teal. Deciding that it had been mostly a Wild Goose (Wild Ibis?) chase, I headed back to Boulder. I decided to stop by Baseline Reservoir to see if the Franklin's Gulls were still there, and there was a pretty good flock on the north end. I counted 130, there may have been more than that. A single Common Loon and one Western Grebe were seen in the mix as well. I didn't stop on the south end, but saw a bunch of ducks on the water there from a distance. It was time for lunch. Good birding - Jeff Parks Boulder <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RlGIq9Uq2KY/WOvZ_L_hgbI/AAAAAAAAAFc/FhqOVAG8hmISWa1e2ST55S96psOtYbe1ACLcB/s1600/Franklin%2527s%2BGull%2B1.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9oh_Cg7El3c/WOvZ0O1CDlI/AAAAAAAAAFY/KrPYfaRPlYoDxqGF-QlgziptsFLLC5lFwCLcB/s1600/Franklin%2527s%2BGull%2B2.jpg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/dc26df58-ca3e-41c9-b3f3-5625d31130ac%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
